Culture
The comedian as activist: Remembering Dick Gregory
August 31, 2017Gregory’s humor never preached, never condescended, never compromised.
Read moreNoted author: U.S. racism takes several forms
August 28, 2017"U.S. racism, specifically racism against African-Americans, takes several forms, and the best way to battle them is to change policies."
Read moreRemembering Mexican author and cartoonist Rius
August 25, 2017May he rest in peace in Humor Heaven; the religious one didn't matter to him.
Read more‘Thank God for the Russian Revolution’: When America discovered Bolshevism
August 25, 2017In 1917, American workers, radicals, and liberals discovered communism for the first time, and they liked what they saw.
Read moreAleksandr Dovzhenko’s “Earth” to screen in L.A.
August 21, 2017The 75-minute Earth is sheer cinematic poetry in motion, one of the most beautiful black and white and silent films ever shot.
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